Winners and Losers

The chart below demonstrates which states would fare the best and
which would lose the most in Title I funding if federal officials
decide to follow the census-data recommendation of a panel of experts
convened by the National Academy of Sciences.

Actual
1996 Grants

1997 Grants
Using
NAS Proposal

Difference

U.S. Total

$6,659,586

$7,129,295

+7.05%

Top 10

Connecticut

51,796

66,857

+29.08%

Massachusetts

119,706

143,561

+19.93%

Rhode Island

20,774

24,651

+18.66%

Florida

276,157

326,147

+18.10%

Nevada

18,392

21,474

+16.76%

Arizona

96,885

111,621

+15.21%

California

718,895

827,441

+15.10%

New Jersey

138,216

158,347

+14.56%

Alaska

14,768

16,822

+13.91%

Maryland

85,552

97,279

+13.71%

Bottom 10

Puerto Rico

249,546

244,372

-2.07%

Wisconsin

121,420

118,662

-2.27%

Utah

32,272

31,183

-3.37%

Louisiana

186,947

180,064

-3.68%

Alabama

123,588

118,878

-3.81%

Arkansas

73,881

70,821

-4.14%

Mississippi

122,733

117,610

-4.17%

Idaho

21,593

20,509

-5.02%

Montana

24,891

23,338

-6.24%

Iowa

50,647

46,854

-7.49%

SOURCE: Education Week calculations based on data provided by
U.S. Department of Education, Congressional Research Service.